The Williamson County Sheriff’s Workplace and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are investigating an April 1 capturing in Faculty Grove. Progressive media activist Justin Kanew says his dwelling was the goal of the capturing.
Whereas WCSO wouldn’t verify that their investigation pertains to Kanew, who’s the founder and editor of the liberal website The Tennessee Holler and a former candidate for political workplace, Kanew publicly acknowledged the incident Wednesday in a social media post.
“On Saturday evening, somebody focused our dwelling by capturing a number of bullets into our home whereas my household was sleeping,” Kanew says. “This violence has no place in a civilized society and we’re grateful nobody was bodily harm.
“The authorities haven’t accomplished their investigation and proper now we have no idea for positive the rationale for this assault,” Kanew continues. “We urge the Williamson County Sheriff’s Workplace to proceed to research this crime and assist make clear Saturday’s unlucky occasions and produce the perpetrators of this crime to justice. Within the meantime, our household stays targeted on conserving our youngsters wholesome and protected. We do not plan on making any further statements presently and hope everybody will respect our privateness.”
WCSO says in a information launch that deputies responded to the Falls Grove neighborhood of Faculty Grove after the incident occurred someday between 10 and 10:30 p.m. in what they known as an “aggravated assault.”
WCSO refused to reply any questions concerning the ongoing investigation, and is asking anybody with details about this capturing to contact WCSO Det. Robert Daub at 615-790-5554, Ext. 3221 or by e-mail at robert.daub@williamsoncounty-tn.gov.
Anoymous suggestions may also be made by calling Crime Stoppers of Williamson County at 615-794-4000, the place they could be eligible for a reward.
The Tennessee Holler is concerned in each progressive activism and journalism, having gained a really giant following regionally and nationwide thanks largely to protection of politics and social points since their founding in 2019.
Simply hours earlier than the capturing, Kanew was protecting a gun reform protest on Franklin’s public sq..
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